Anyone remember this? It was 1987....

At a lecture the other day they played an old news video
of Lt. Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra
hearings during the Reagan Administration. There was Ollie
in front of God and country getting the third degree, but
what he said was stunning!

He was being drilled by some senator; "Did you not recently
spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?"
Ollie replied,"Yes, I did, Sir."

The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the
audience," Isn't that just a little excessive?"

"No, sir," continued Ollie.

"No? And why not?" the senator asked.

"Because the lives of my family and I were threatened,
sir"

"Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.

"By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered.

"Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you
that much?"

"His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied.

At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but
couldn't pronounce it, which most people back then
probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the
attempt. Then the senator continued. "Why are you so
afraid of this man?" the senator asked.

"Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I
know of", Ollie answered.

"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked
the senator.

"Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that
an assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men
from the face of the earth."

The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was
all that was shown of the clip.

If anyone is interested, the senator turned out to be
none other than Al Gore.............